

Arts Dec 02

Organizers on Wednesday said that this year they will premiere over 70 films on a custom online platform during the seven day event.
By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
Arts Nov 23

Mexico has a rich history of cinema. But in recent years, a number of Mexican filmmakers have found remarkable success on the international stage. For Canvas, our ongoing arts and culture series, Jeffrey Brown shares a story produced before the…
By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Susana Seijas, Monica Wise Robles
Arts Nov 13

Located in Los Angeles at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, the Academy Museum is set to open on April 30, five days after the 93rd Academy Awards. An inaugural exhibit will celebrate legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki.
By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
Arts Oct 31

Sean Connery, the Scottish actor best known for playing the smooth-talking character, James Bond, has died. He lit the silver screen for more than four decades starring in seven James Bond movies and in films including “Indiana Jones and the…
By PBS NewsHour

By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo
In 2014, an NYPD officer used a chokehold on Staten Island resident Eric Garner—Garner died, and his last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry. While chokeholds have now been banned in several states, Garner’s case was never brought…

By Associated Press
After a few weeks of catalog films and minor releases, the $200 million “Tenet” is the first must-see main event of the pandemic, a mega-movie litmus test for how ready U.S. moviegoers are to return to cinemas.

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
British filmmaker Alan Parker, whose movies included “Bugsy Malone,” “Midnight Express” and “Evita,” has died at the age of 76. A statement from the director’s family says Parker died Friday in London after a long illness.

By Gary Gerard Hamilton, Associated Press
Actor Michael B. Jordan, whose breakout “Fruitvale Station” role followed the events of a young Black man killed by a transit police officer, is channeling an urgency for change and healing into “A Night at the Drive-In.” The idea is…

By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
HBO Max has temporarily removed "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South.
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